Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group, formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their original lineup consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut

80s synthpop, New romantics, Post-punk

Ultravox's Midge Ure and Billy Currie teamed up with Steve Strange and members of both Siouxsie and the Banshees to form Visage in 1978. Visage was one of the first New Romantic bands, so called because of their rejection of the austerity inherent in punk rock music. The genre emerged in the London c

Lush, Lyrical, New romantics, Punk

Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk -- described by

80s synthpop, New romantics